Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
How bone scans showed tissue damage after dog gunshot injury
By Harari, J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Scintigraphic evaluation of tissue viability after gunshot injury in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog suffered a gunshot injury to its forelimb and was evaluated using a special imaging technique called triple-phase bone scintigraphy to check the health of the tissues. This method helped the veterinarian see how well blood was flowing to the injured area, revealing some parts were not getting enough blood. Based on these findings, the vet decided that amputation of the forelimb was necessary.
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Abstract
Triple-phase bone scintigraphy was used to evaluate tissue viability in the forelimb of a dog after gunshot injury. This technique was reliable, noninvasive, and easily performed. It was used to complement radiography by providing functional, rather than structural, assessment of tissues on the basis of regional vascular patterns. In this dog, vascular impairment caused by trauma appeared as photopenic or "cold" spots during immediate (vascular), soft tissue and bone phases of the scintigraphic study. On the basis of gross morphologic and scintigraphic findings, forelimb amputation was performed.
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